Statement of Faith

GOD.
The one true God has revealed Himself through His creation and the
Bible as an intelligent, personal and spiritual Being. God is uncreated,
self-existent, and all powerful. He has perfect knowledge of the past,
present and future. The Godhead exists eternally as a Trinity, one God
in three uncreated Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each Person is
fully God and was involved in the creation of the world and is involved
in God’s acts to redeem mankind. (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19; Romans 1:18-20; Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6; Galatians 4:6)

GOD THE FATHER.
God the Father, working with the Son and the Holy Spirit, created the
universe out of nothing, and sovereignly directs all things to bring
about His will. (John 6:27; 1 Peter 1:2)

GOD THE SON.
God the Son, in order to redeem mankind from its sins, remained fully
God while becoming fully man, being conceived of the Holy Spirit and
born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, but He bore all our
sins and was crucified, buried, rose bodily from the dead and ascended
to Heaven. Jesus Christ is currently seated at the right hand of God the
Father as the one Mediator between God and man. He will return to this
world to judge the living and the dead. (John 1; Colossians 1:15-20; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1; Titus 2:13)

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.
The Holy Spirit is a fully divine and personal being who is equal with
the Father and the Son. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness and
judgment, and calls the sinner to repent and believe in Jesus Christ.
The Spirit works and lives in each believer to bring them to spiritual
maturity in Christ. He gives spiritual gifts to every believer for the
benefit of the church. (Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16)

BIBLE.
The Holy Bible, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New
Testaments, is the divinely inspired self-revelation of God to mankind.
The Bible is true and without error in the original manuscripts, and is
therefore the supreme authority in all that it teaches. The final guide
to the interpretation of Scripture is Scripture itself. (Proverbs 30:5-6; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 5:17-18; John 10:35; John 17:17)

MAN.
God created man and woman in His own image, and crowned them as the
jewel of creation. He gave them equal value and worth. Adam freely chose
to rebel against God, and thereby death and judgment entered the world,
with the result that all people inherit a sin nature and face God’s
judgment. (Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 3; Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23; Jeremiah 17:9; Psalm 14:2-3; Romans 3:10; Romans 6:23)

SALVATION.
Man is unable to bring about his own salvation from sin and God’s
judgment. By God’s grace alone, He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die
sacrificially on a cross to offer us forgiveness for sin. Through His
resurrection, Christ conquered death, offering to us eternal life.
Because of this, we are able to become right with God through faith in
Jesus Christ; there is no other way. Salvation is obtained when an
individual receives Jesus Christ by faith alone, expressing repentance
for sin, recognizing Christ’s death as full payment for sin, and
accepting the risen Christ as Savior and Lord. Those who do not believe
in Christ will receive everlasting punishment in hell, but believers
will enjoy eternal life and peace with God in heaven. (John 3:16-18; Isaiah 53:5-6; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 10:9; Romans 10:13; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8-9)

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